Protects statements made in the course of or in connection with government proceedings, and statements and conduct in connection with an issue of public interest, unless devoid of any reasonable factual support and any arguable basis in law and harmful to the plaintiff.

Defendants in a defamation suit brought by a candidate for the state legislature successfully had the lawsuit thrown out under Vermont's "anti-SLAPP" law. On appeal, the Vermont Supreme Court found "no error" in the lower court's ruling.

A federal court dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by a North Carolina politician who claimed his 2012 presidential campaign was destroyed by a profile written by two student journalists from St. Michael’s College in Vermont. The court relied on the Vermont anti-SLAPP law in dismissing the suit, and the politician was ordered to pay $23,336 in attorney’s fees.